Community Renewables for Sydney – Workshop 13th March

The Community Power Agency would like to invite you to attend Sydney’s first public forum on Community Renewable Energy. Come and hear a range of experts in the field of community renewable energy and share your thoughts on how we can foster the creation of community renewable energy projects across Sydney.

As a society we face a range of big challenges from climate change to peak oil to social inequality to rising electricity prices. Every day we use energy, yet we live in a country with one of the dirtiest energy systems in the world. Thus creating community renewables projects across Sydney is a win, win, win:

For the environment, as they reduce the climate impact of our electricity

For our hip pockets, through return on an ethical investment direct to people like us to fund wider community development

For society, by fostering community resilience, empowerment and pride.

Building on the success of thousands of community owned and run renewable energy projects across the world, this forum will be an opportunity to discuss what we can do right here in Sydney. How together we can investigate, finance, organise and own renewable energy assets that power our homes, our businesses and our centres.

We hope the idea of renewable energy projects developed and owned by the people of Sydney is as exciting to you as it is to us. The online registration form states the event is free, however we are suggesting a donation at the event to cover costs.

If you are interested in attending the Forum please register at http://empoweringourcommunity.doattend.com/.

For all those who want to take the next step and help actively shape the development of a community renewables project in Sydney, we will also be holding workshop on the Sunday, following the forum. The Sydney Community Renewables Workshop will bring together all those people who are keen to make a community renewables project happen in Sydney. Together at the workshop we will make a plan for action that builds on our collective strengths and vision.

There will be light food and drinks for the workshop. If you are interested in attending the Workshop please register at http://empoweringourcommunity.doattend.com/ (Click on the register button for the forum, and follow the prompts) Please feel free to forward this onto your friends, colleagues, family and neighbours, everyone is welcome.

Thanks and see you there! Nicky Ison and April Crawford Smith Community Power Agency www.cpagency.org.au

For more information call or email April on: +61 423 561 643, Afkcrawfordsmith@gmail.com